David Livingstone reached the Victoria Falls on November 17th, 1855. It is said that Livingstone perhaps never even set foot in modern-day Zimbabwe, always camping on the northern bank of the river and viewing the Falls from the islands along its edge. Whilst it is true that his writings do not specifically mention visits to the southern side and the rainforest, it is hard to imagine that he did not explore the area, especially on his second visit when he undertook detailed measurements and descriptions of the Falls. In 2003 Zambia asked for the statue to be relocated to their side of the Falls as part of the 150th celebrations of Livingstones discovery of the Falls. In the end they had their own statue made.